Does the congressman who represents a swath of Warren County want to impeach the president of the United States?

It's a fair question given a curious vote cast late Wednesday night by U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, a staunch conservative who has routinely spoken out against the Obama administration's policies and tactics. It's also an easy question to answer, especially considering some thought would have already gone into the matter before he cast the vote. At least we should hope our elected officials think before they vote.

Garrett in the past has made the same allegations. About a year ago, he proposed a resolution charging Obama with violating the Constitution for an executive order delaying enforcement of the health-care law's employer health insurance mandate.

"Our government depends upon the rule of law," Garrett says on his own website. "President Obama is in violation of Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of ObamaCare. The executive branch, which has no constitutional authority to write or rewrite law at whim, has usurped the exclusive legislative power of Congress."

It sounds an awful lot like the crux of the lawsuit Garrett voted against. So what's the deal? Did this lawsuit perhaps not go far enough?

Some prominent conservatives including former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin have called for Obama's impeachment and some House GOP lawmakers have not ruled it out, the Associated Press reports.

Whether Garrett falls into that category is unclear. His camp has been frustratingly mum on the vote since it was cast. We're now going on close to 36 hours since it happened, and not a single media outlet has been able to get a definitive answer, as far as I can tell.

My first inquiry about the vote went out to his press office about 12:50 p.m. Thursday. A follow-up call went out about 4:50 p.m. Thursday. The fellow who answered the phone at Garrett's press office said the two spokespeople who usually field media inquiries were unavailable. Send us an email, he said.

I told him I already did that, and his response was to request my email address again.

This was somewhat perplexing for a number of reasons. First off, if a good chunk of politics is rooted in the art of speaking, email shouldn't be the preferred medium of communicating with the public. Secondly, what's there to hide from? Garrett's conservative credentials are well established so if he wants to impeach the president, come out and say it. If he doesn't, he should explain his vote.

And this shouldn't just be a matter of someone from the media getting the run around. Garrett's staff should be answering these types of questions in a prompt fashion for any constituent. If they're incapable of doing such a monumental task, find better people or find a new career.

For now, I can only assume impeachment is the direction Garrett's leaning given his record coupled with Wednesday night's vote.

If I'm wrong, anyone from Garrett's staff is free to post a comment below explaining the congressman's position. Or shoot me an email. I think at this point, I've given my email address to everyone in his Washington, D.C., office except the janitor. Better yet, call me at 610-258-7171.